Call for Expression of Interests: Humanitarian Response Capacity Building in Pakistan

Deadline: 2-Aug-22

Concern Worldwide is inviting expression of interest for its Humanitarian Response Capacity Building Program.

The purpose of this Call for EOI is to invite eligible local/national NGOs based in KP and GB with access/operational presence in disaster prone districts to submit their interest/proposal for RAPID capacity building component.

Evaluation Criteria

The key consideration for selection of NGOs to receive capacity-building support include:

Organization must be registered as a legal entity with proof of registration in Pakistan only and having local presence in KP or GB, The registration certificate must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of the application submission
Organizations must have been operational for a minimum of three years with available human resource, functional governance body (BoGs) and program management structure, and established office in disaster prone districts in KP or GB.
Demonstrated previous experience in implementing projects in any area like humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, community resilience building, community based rural development, capacity building in last 3-5 years’ projects and have working experience with INGOs, UN or any other institutional donor in disaster/conflict prone districts.
Organizations must demonstrate that they have dedicated staff (part-time or full-time) covering the core organizational areas (HR, Finance, Procurement, Administration, Program and M&E)
Organization demonstrates sufficient justifications (in Expression of Interest -EOI/Proposal) that RAPID capacity building will support in organizational goals and improved humanitarian response.
Organizations are able to commit human resources time for participation in trainings and mentorship program for institutional strengthening. Organizations must assign a senior-level staff member as focal point of contact and must be available to actively participate in meetings, mentorship process for institutional strengthening and training activities.
Applicant organizations will be encouraged to nominate at least two female staff members to participate in the training activities and mentorship/institutional strengthening program.
Newly registered or non-functional NGOs may not be considered however the newly registered,/non-functional/ NGOs with limited humanitarian response capacity may be considered, if there are limited experienced local NGOs in target area, while the area is vulnerable and susceptible to disasters.
Organizations with development experience and looking to strengthen their capacity to work in emergencies may be considered however the organizations with prior experience in emergency response will be prioritized.
The commitment to performance improvement is a key consideration while selecting NGOs for capacity building support. This can be assessed by analyzing how well the organization has identified its own challenges, weaknesses, strengths in humanitarian response and demonstrated a commitment for working on its areas of improvement, its own performance challenges and commitment to provide any resources or support such as staff time, office space and senior management time.